Narrative:
The aircraft had landed slow and hard at Vancouver and momentarily rotated beyond its compressed-strut nose up limit. This caused damage to the aft belly skin. The aircraft was ferried to Everett, Washington, where a major repair was performed on the damaged skin and fuselage strap.
Runway mishap
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Saturday 1 February 2003 |
| Time: | ca 10:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4Q8 |
| Operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N764AS |
| MSN: | 25101/2348 |
| First flight: | 1992-07-31 (10 years 6 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-3C1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Canada |
The aircraft had landed slow and hard at Vancouver and momentarily rotated beyond its compressed-strut nose up limit. This caused damage to the aft belly skin. The aircraft was ferried to Everett, Washington, where a major repair was performed on the damaged skin and fuselage strap.
Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Vancouver International Airport, BC as the crow flies is 1729 km (1081 miles).
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Vancouver International Airport, BC as the crow flies is 1729 km (1081 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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